Update: After seeing this, I’m pretty sure we haven’t seen the last of EBM. It’s a complicated meme, full of society’s uncoolest ills, but the mere fact of its popularity is spawning what some are calling a memeplex. As far as the black/white issue goes, I think we all need to work a bit harder to make that go away once and for all. On a more skeptical note, the very fact that this exploded is most likely due to inherent, seething racism. However, EBM’s tearful revelation about his Mom dying, along with his reference to Vietnam, could be the most touching American story generated from a spontaneous moment caught on film, and posted to YouTube.